Step 1. Update nat.conf
a. cd /Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/vmnet8
b. Take the bacup of nat.conf -
sudo cp nat.conf nat.conf.bac
c. You will find [incomingtcp] in this file. Please add following entry on the next line after [incomingtcp]
user_port = ip_of_vm_in_NAT_mode:22
Note: user_port must be selected which is not used at all. To find out the available port run -
$ netstat -an | grep
if there is no output at console then
e.g 8888 = 192.168.70.128:22
Step 2. Restart VMware player
a. Switch off the VM ware player
b. cd /Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/
c. ./boot.sh --restart
d. Switch on the VMware player and VBE
Step 3. Connect to VM
a. ssh -p user-port user_name@host_machine_ip
e.g. ssh -p 8888 root@23.54.21.22,
this will open the shell/prompt to the VM